Strings Questions
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/variables/ Scroll down to The Introduction To Strings part of the page (bottom). I'm a little stuck in strings. I don't really see a point in them. As they are basically texts (cout). can someone clarify on there importance/use?
Strings hold a series of characters. Simple as that. They are just like any variable, in that they can hold information.
Let's say you want to get the name of the person using your program. Prompt them in your program, and then store that name in a string. There's a use for it.
Another use is maybe you need to store a directory that has some pertinent information. Stick it in a string.
Let's say you want to get the name of the person using your program. Prompt them in your program, and then store that name in a string. There's a use for it.
Another use is maybe you need to store a directory that has some pertinent information. Stick it in a string.
Strings are actually a objects (not variables).
strings are very useful, because this is how you store non-numerical values. If/when you start making a gui, you will learn that all values need to be c-strings/strings in order for the API to print them on the screen.
You might ask, why do we have strings when we can use c-strings? It is very easy to make mistakes with c-strings because not only to they need a constant size to be initialized, but they also need to be terminated with a null character.
So yeah, a string is a c-string at heart, but it offers a lot more protection and ease of use.
strings are very useful, because this is how you store non-numerical values. If/when you start making a gui, you will learn that all values need to be c-strings/strings in order for the API to print them on the screen.
You might ask, why do we have strings when we can use c-strings? It is very easy to make mistakes with c-strings because not only to they need a constant size to be initialized, but they also need to be terminated with a null character.
So yeah, a string is a c-string at heart, but it offers a lot more protection and ease of use.
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